By Roy J. Akers — www.skyviewsports.net
Kyle Larson talking about his close calls at Dega
What kind of an accomplishment will it be for you to win one of these after all the misfortune and tough luck and being up there at times? Of all the things you’ve done, how big is this hill for you to climb?
“Yeah, I don’t know. I think for a long time, like at least early to the mid-portions my career, I always had a thought in my head like anybody can win on a superspeedway, so it’s not going to feel that special when I finally do win. But now, it’s gone so long and I haven’t even had many top-10s or top-fives that hopefully if I ever do win, I don’t know what the feelings going to be like, but I would assume that it’s going to feel really big. And I will take it anywhere… I would take it here (at Talladega). I’ll take it at the DAYTONA 500 or Atlanta… like I don’t even care at this point, I just would love to get a win.”
Christopher Bell on the possible playoff format change
Do you think if NASCAR changed the format that it would help to avoid burnout and keep drivers racing longer?
“Well, I think that’s a very slippery slope. And that would concern me. What we don’t want is — we don’t want to go to Daytona and crown a champion with 36 race cars eligible for it. I think that there’s a really fine line between – I just think that’s a slippery slope, and I don’t know how else to say it. I would be concerned about changes that compress the field even more than what we have. Yeah, I don’t know. That’s tough. It makes me nervous hearing that, though.”
William Byron
William Byron Do you think if NASCAR changed the format that it would help to avoid burnout and keep drivers racing longer?
“Well, I think that’s a very slippery slope. And that would concern me. What we don’t want is — we don’t want to go to Daytona and crown a champion with 36 race cars eligible for it. I think that there’s a really fine line between – I just think that’s a slippery slope, and I don’t know how else to say it. I would be concerned about changes that compress the field even more than what we have. Yeah, I don’t know. That’s tough. It makes me nervous hearing that, though.”
